SMU Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
SMU recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups SMU commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2018 class includes 14 commits, with an average star rating of 2.86. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2018 SMU: Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 66.24
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- TX
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
14
Average Stars
2.86
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
TX • 13
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2018.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
14 recruits found in 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treveon Johnson | WR | 3★ | 87.8 | 6'1" | 179 lbs | Brenham, TX | Brenham | Retained |
| Shabazz Dotson | DT | 3★ | 86.0 | 6'3" | 271 lbs | Cedar Hill, TX | Cedar Hill | Retained |
| Jared Miles | WR | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | New Orleans, LA | McDonogh 35 | Retained |
| TaMerik Williams | RB | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | Angleton, TX | Angleton | Retained |
| William Brown | PRO | 3★ | 83.0 | 6'5" | 193 lbs | Rosenberg, TX | Lamar Consolidated | Retained |
| Ben Redding | TE | 3★ | 82.5 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | Friendswood, TX | Friendswood | Retained |
| Darren Brown | DT | 3★ | 82.0 | 6'3" | 280 lbs | Converse, TX | Judson | Retained |
| Preston Ellison | OLB | 3★ | 82.0 | 6'3" | 205 lbs | Odessa, TX | Permian | Retained |
| Gary Wiley | OLB | 3★ | 81.0 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Longview, TX | Pine Tree | Retained |
| Jimmy Phillips | OLB | 3★ | 80.7 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Mesquite, TX | Poteet | Retained |
| Jaylon Thomas | OT | 3★ | 80.5 | 6'4" | 270 lbs | Lubbock, TX | Coronado | Retained |
| JC Rispress | S | 3★ | 79.9 | 6'0" | 184 lbs | Fort Worth, TX | All Saints Episcopal | Retained |
| Terrance Newman | DT | 2★ | 78.5 | 5'11" | 282 lbs | Duncanville, TX | Duncanville | Retained |
| Terry Keys III | CB | 2★ | 78.5 | 6'0" | 165 lbs | Dickinson, TX | Dickinson | Retained |
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